Eugene Volokh

Google Results Protected by First Amendment, Says Google-Commissioned Report

John Paczkowski in News on May 10 at 4:30 am PT

Do Google’s search results merit the same free-speech protection as articles in a newspaper?

The Charge? Assault With a Deadly Web Site.

John Paczkowski in News on May 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm PT

If it weren’t so laughably unconstitutional, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would truly be cause for concern, criminalizing as it does such a broad spectrum of speech protected by the First Amendment. Proposed by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the law would essentially make it a felony to hurt someone’s feelings online.